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When we
realize our insignificance in this world,
it some how relieves the
pressures from society to succeed -
Cindy Bonish 04/07
Kenny Chesney
Just Who I Am: Pirates and
Poets
 It’s been awhile since
Kenny Chesney has came out with a new album. Not that it matters, this
talented artist is always touring and his 2007 Flip
Flop Summer Tour was the was the highest-grossing country road trip of
2007. Not bad for an artist that has over thirty Top Ten hits
under his cowboy belt with thirteen of them reaching Number 1!
So when you hear that his newest album is going to be the first
time he’s ever released a CD where he hasn’t written any of the songs,
what should you expect?
If you work in the bar industry, or just spend a lot
of time in a bar, then Kenny Chesney’s music should be
understood very easily. He is usually always referring to all night
parties or rolling one up with a group of friends for an after hours
party somewhere. He’s been known to party with the best of them and has
sung duets with many of country music’s biggest drinkers and hell
raisers.
I assumed since this CD was titled
Who I Am: Poets and Pirates,
it would be similar to his
Be As You Are album that never
got any radio play, even though it is his best work to date in my
opinion. His new album touches on many of the same lifestyle choices he
sung about in that album, but being as he didn’t write any of these
songs, it’s actually surprising how similar they are.
In an interview with Kenny, he said “this is the first time
I have used music
that I haven't had a hand in writing.” He went on to say “I heard
these songs and knew them like I had written them, I felt a connection,
so I felt comfortable singing them.”
When Chesney sings along to such catch lines as “Last thing I remember,
I told the Bartender mix Rum and whatever you have” or “I feel pain, so
I must still be alive” you know the man knows how to party. As
bartenders, we can all relate to the
song “Got a Little Crazy Last Night.” Then there is the song “Dancin’
For The Groceries” which talks about a young single mother who’s dancing
for her kids at a local strip bar. Something I’m sure all of us who have
worked in the bar industry can relate to.
The best thing about this album is it has a song for everyone, no matter
what your generation or musical likes. The album has love songs,
drinking songs, songs to make a woman want a guy, and those classic
Chesney songs like “Better As A Memory” where he sings to some lady in
his life that he’s better as a memory then as her man. Who I Am:
Poets and Pirates even has a duet with George Strait
titled “Shiftwork” and a Joe Walsh remake to
add to the variety of songs sure to become Chesney
classics.
If you’re a Kenny Chesney fan, his latest CD is a must for the
collection. Make sure to check out
Kenny Chesney's
Website to see if he'll be performing near you, we've seen him
numerous times and he puts on one of the best shows around.
If you like this album,
You'll love any of these!!
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